PRESENT CONTINUOUS

A. Add –ing to the verbs.

0. Watch = watching
1. Sit =
2. Get =
3. Take =
4. Drive =
5. Stop =
6. Dance =
7. Have =
8. Close =
9. Cry =
10. Write =
11. Teach =
12. Go =
13. Fly =
14. Live =
15. Run =

B. Choose the correct form of VERB TO BE.

1. I _____ writing a letter to my sister.
2. Jessy ________ taking pictures in the museum.
3. My brother __________ sleeping on the sofa.
4. You ___________ watching a video on Youtube.
5. Jane and her dog __________ walking in the park.

C. Complete the following sentences using Present Continuous.

1. He __________________ (play) football.
2. They _____________________ (sing) in the shower.
3. She ______________________ (read) a book.
4. He _______________ (study) History.
5. The baby ________________ (sleep).
6. I _______________________ (do) an English exercise.
7. Janet ______________(dance) in her bedroom.
8. My grandma ________________ (cook) the dinner.
 D. What are they doing? Complete the sentences by looking at the picture. Use
the words in the box. Change the verbs to –ing form.
PLAY with a ball CALL to his mom READ the newspaper
DRAW on a paper LISTEN to music EAT an ice-cream

1. What are Lilly and Sara doing?

Lilly and Sara ________________________________________________________
2. What is David doing?
___________________________________________________________________
3. What is Mark doing?
___________________________________________________________________
4. What is Anna doing?
___________________________________________________________________
5. What is Ben doing?
___________________________________________________________________
6. What is Rose doing?
___________________________________________________________________
 PRESENTE CONTINUO
¿Para qué lo usamos?
- Para describir acciones que están ocurriendo en este momento.
I am talking to my teacher. (Estoy hablando con mi profesor)
- Para describir acciones que están ocurriendo ahora pero no en el momento exacto
en el que estamos hablando.
He is living in La Serena. (Él está viviendo en La Serena)
- Para describir planes futuros que ya están decididas.
I am going to the party tonight. (Voy a ir a la fiesta esta noche)
- Para hablar sobre sentimientos y emociones.
I am feeling tired. (Me siento cansada)
AL VERBO se le agrega –ing en el presente continuo. Por ejemplo: PLAY = PLAYING.
Algunos verbos no pueden llevar la forma –ing ya que no se refieren a acciones, sino que a
estados estáticos. Estos verbos sólo se usan con presente simple.
TO FORGET: Olvidar TO LOVE: Amar
TO IMAGINE: Imaginar TO HOPE: Esperar
TO REMEMBER: Recordar TO BELIEVE: Creer
TO UNDERSTAND: Comprender TO SUPPOSE: Suponer
TO HATE: Odiar TO DOUBT: Dudar
TO LIKE: Gustar TO ASSUME: Asumir

REGLAS PARA AÑADIR –ING A LOS VERBOS

 VERBO TO BE

SUBJECT PRONOUN TO BE
I AM
YOU ARE
HE IS
SHE IS
IT IS
WE ARE
THEY ARE